Microsoft Urges Careful Approach on Shaken/Stir

Microsoft representatives weighed in on secure handling of asserted information using tokens (Shaken) technology, in meetings with FCC staff. The agency is considering mandating rules if providers don’t come forward to implement Shaken/secure telephone identity revisited (Stir) technology on their own (see 1905150041). "Industry-led efforts [can] improve upon the current iteration of SHAKEN so that legitimate voice calls from a broader set of calling technologies and business models would be eligible for highest level attestation ,” Microsoft said, posted Monday in docket 17-59. “We also raised concerns about the possibility that voice service providers may implement SHAKEN in a non-uniform manner by inextricably commingling attestation values with other analytics.” The commission plans a Shaken/Stir summit on July 11.